Jobmate helps Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) manage tasks such as preparing invoices, scheduling meetings and complying with regulations through its application. The company asserts that its app is customisable and enables SME owners to have a work-life balance. It also aims to create a community of professionals that can cooperate, increase their work opportunities, and earn higher profits through the app. Jobmate is targeting 20,000 subscribers in year one and 650,000 by year five. The company will use the investment to take its product to launch through the latest innovative digital marketing, established networks and distribution partners.
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investment:
£410,704
The Landsite is the UK's first online property portal that connects various entities within the property industry such as developers, legal services, insurance advisors and architects, to one another, simplifying the process of finding and buying a property. By registering with The Landsite, a business/professional can list their business as operating in a specific region of the country and appear against all property searches that take place in that same region. The user then needs to put in their postcode or address and can then access properties within that region, as well as, seek available professional guidance to zero in upon a potential purchase. The platform also has an insights page that aims to become a recruitment, training and educational hub for the property industry. The company will use the investment to grow its business across different verticals.
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Vizopay aims to combine financial technology and environmental sustainability in the payments space. Its mission is to become the world's leading carbon offsetting payment platform to help reverse the effects of climate change before it’s too late. The company claims that the total online retail sector is worth $4.1 trillion in sales today. Vizopay argues that if its services were to be used for just 0.1% of these purchases, the company can plant 500 million trees, capturing up to 6 million tonnes of CO2 every year. Vizopay, once fully launched, will allow consumers a checkout option to plant trees at no extra cost and track their impact in real-time and help businesses to increase sales, improve brand loyalty and showcase their ESG efforts through accredited carbon offset programmes. The company is targeting a potential UK market size of 20 million consumers. It will use the investment to launch its Beta product in Q3 of 2021 and grow its business.
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investment:
£148,120
ALVÁTECH is a sustainable water technology company on a mission to revolutionise the $1.3 trillion per annum agriculture industry that consists of 537 million farmers. It claims that the agriculture industry uses 70% of global water consumption. ALVÁTECH aspires to change this. It argues that its technology disrupts water molecules in an ecological way, helping farmers grow more with less water. The plug and play solution runs entirely off solar energy and is chemical-free. ALVÁTECH claims that it has installed its water treatment devices in 17 countries across six continents and established an international distribution network since its product launch in August 2020. The company has also signed agreements with entities in Latin America, Africa, Asia, the US, Europe and the Middle East. ALVÁTECH will use the investment to expand its distribution network, sales teams and subscription plans to reach more farmers and develop Hydro devices for vertical farming, boost hydroponics, and create ALVÁ personal home devices.
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investment:
£504,932
EBar is a ‘Beer as a Service’ entity. It argues that music and sporting events experience long bar queues with millions of people waiting in serpentine lines for their pint. EBar aspires to change this. Its patent-protected EBar machine allows a customer to order, pay and dispense two drinks in less than 30 seconds and in half the time taken by a typical event bar. The machine is supplemented with an integrated 'Point of Sale' (PoS) software, payment solution and data reporting systems. The company has secured over £800,000 of funding from private and public sector sources to date. It also deployed new EBar units at pilot events pre-lockdown and commercially in summer 2020 where it served over 3,500 pints in a socially distanced open-air environment. EBar has patents pending across international territories such as North America, Europe, China, Japan, Korea and Australia. It will use the investment to build more units, grow its team, develop supply chain partnerships, and boost business development.
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investment:
£356,377
Njori is a company that has created an accurate, multi-functional cooker that can be stored on a bookshelf alongside cookbooks. The cooker uses integrated sensors and accessories to monitor and regulate the cooking process. It's built-in scales helps a user measure ingredients before and during the cooking process. The scale function also enables the user to reduce food by a set weight or percentage. The company aims to be a disruptor in the global portable induction cooker market that is set to be worth £4.5 billion by 2022. Njori has filed UK patents & is building its supply chain in China. It will use the investment to finish development and bring the final product to market.
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Expired
investment:
£236,797
STRYVE is a technology platform that aims to become the best Applicant Tracking System (ATS) for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). STRYVE asserts that 98% of Fortune 500 companies use ATS platforms to track, communicate and maintain their hiring process, yet most SMEs do not. It also asserts that 62% of those who do not have ATS would implement one. STRYVE's focus is on serving this section of organisations that have 1-1000 employees. STRYVE claims that its business model will be fully compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law. The company is working in partnership with recruitment agencies such as Altus Partners and C&C search. It argues that it has a potential lead of 500 companies from day one. STRYVE will use the investment received to hire product managers and programmers, launch its first MVP during Q1 2021, and begin sales in Q2 2021.
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Expired
investment:
£453,007
TOTM makes organic, eco-friendly & reusable period care products. The company is planning to shake up the £29 billion Femcare industry, with 30k+ online and subscription customers, and listings in Tesco, Superdrug and Urban Outfitters and global B2B clients. Having supplied to large corporates including several global institutions, TOTM is ready for global disruption. To this end, the company is raising funds to accelerate global growth across all channels. The proceeds will also be used to expand its product range, grow awareness, secure more distribution and also invest in tech.
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investment:
£811,400
Wi-Fi Securities Limited is a cyber security company that aims to revolutionise the security of public access Wi-Fi. To realise this vision, the company is developing a unique patent-protected system called SpriteGuard™ which will protect you and your data from hackers by stopping you connecting to fake hotspots. The system is targeted towards the $550 bn worldwide hospitality industry and has the ability to expand to other large global markets like city-wide free Wi-Fi, airports and coffee shops. Moreover, Wi-Fi Securities Limited has a highly experienced Wi-Fi Securities management board that has a track record of delivering multi-million-pound projects from concept to successful commercial deployment.
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investment:
£1,014,708
GoCustomate has an aim to get rid of the pain points for the SME's when buying and selling by completely changing the way transactions occur. Till date, they have secured the licence to utilize third-party eMoney authorization from the Central Bank of Ireland, GoCustomate verifies its users, provides automated payment schedules and flexible escrow wallets. It also protects customers with their unique digital wallets. The company is fundraising to grow sales by focusing on SME customers with relevant pain points. With the proceeds, the company will expand across the EU and Australia.
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Expired
investment:
£156,300
